Rank
(total)
CountryTelephone Lines
(main lines)
per Capita
(main lines)
Date
1China365,600,0000.2772007
2United States of America150,000,0000.4942008
3Germany51,500,0000.6252008
4Japan47,579,0000.3742008
5Russia44,200,0000.3142008
6Brazil41,141,0000.2142008
7India37,540,0000.0322009
8France35,909,0000.5782008
9Great Britain & Northern Ireland33,209,0000.5452008
10Indonesia30,378,0000.1282008
11Vietnam29,591,0000.3442008
12Iran24,800,0000.3762008
13Korea (South)21,325,0000.4332008
14Mexico20,539,0000.1872008
15Spain20,200,0000.4992008
16Italy20,031,0000.3442008
17Canada18,250,0000.5492008
18Turkey17,502,0000.2432008
19Taiwan (Rep. of China)14,273,0000.6232008
20Ukraine13,177,0000.2862008
21Egypt12,011,0000.1472008
22Poland10,336,0000.2682008
23Argentina9,631,0000.2372008
24Australia9,370,0000.4552008
25Netherlands7,324,0000.4402008
26Thailand7,024,0000.1072008
27Colombia6,820,0000.1522008
28Venezuela6,304,0000.2392008
29Greece5,975,0000.5572008
30Sweden5,323,0000.5882008
31Romania5,036,0000.2262007
32Switzerland4,820,0000.6362008
33Pakistan4,546,0000.0272008
34Belgium4,457,0000.4282008
35South Africa4,425,0000.1012008
36Malaysia4,292,0000.1702008
37Portugal4,121,0000.3862008
38Hong Kong4,108,0000.5852008
39Saudi Arabia4,100,0000.1462008
40Philippines3,905,0000.0422008
41Belarus3,718,0000.3842008
42Syria3,633,0000.1842008
43Chile3,526,0000.2142008
44Sri Lanka3,446,0000.1632008
45Kazakhstan3,410,0000.2222008
46Algeria3,314,0000.0982008
47Austria3,285,0000.4002008
48Hungary3,094,0000.3122008
49Serbia3,085,0000.3042008
50Morocco2,991,0000.0872008
51Israel2,900,0000.4082008
52Peru2,878,0000.0992008
53Denmark2,487,0000.4532008
54Czech Republic2,278,0000.2232008
55Bulgaria2,258,0000.3112008
56Ireland2,202,0000.5302008
57Norway1,928,0000.4152008
58Ecuador1,910,0000.1372008
59Singapore1,857,0000.4032008
60Croatia1,851,0000.4122008
61Uzbekistan1,850,0000.0652008
62New Zealand1,750,0000.4192008
63Finland1,650,0000.3152008
64United Arab Emirates1,508,0000.3262008
65Guatemala1,449,0000.1112008
66Costa Rica1,438,0000.3432008
67Bangladesh1,390,0000.0092009
68Azerbaijan1,311,0000.1602008
69Nigeria1,308,0000.0092008
70Tunisia1,239,0000.1192008
71Korea (North)1,180,0000.0502008
72Yemen1,117,0000.0492008
73Moldova1,115,0000.2582008
74Cuba1,104,0000.0972008
75Slovakia1,098,0000.2012008
76Iraq1,082,0000.0382008
77El Salvador1,077,0000.1522008
78Puerto Rico1,038,0000.2622008
79Libya1,033,0000.1672008
80Bosnia & Herzegovina1,031,0000.2252008
81Slovenia1,010,0000.5032008
82Dominican Republic985,7000.1042008
83Uruguay959,3000.2762008
84Ethiopia908,9000.0122008
85Myanmar829,0000.0172008
86Honduras825,8000.1082008
87Nepal805,1000.0272008
88Lithuania784,9000.2202008
89Lebanon714,0000.1802008
90Bolivia690,0000.0752008
91Armenia650,0000.2192008
92Latvia644,0000.2872008
93Georgia618,0000.1332008
94Kuwait541,0000.2082008
95Jordan519,0000.0842008
96Estonia498,1000.3812008
97Panama495,8000.1512008
98Turkmenistan495,0000.0962008
99Kyrgyzstan494,5000.0922008
100Afghanistan460,0000.0142008
101Macedonia457,1000.2222008
102Cyprus413,300...NA
103Mauritius364,5000.2862008
104Paraguay363,0000.0532008
105Montenegro362,0000.5342008
106Tajikistan360,0000.0502008
107Cote d'Ivoire356,5000.0192008
108Sudan356,1000.0092008
109Zimbabwe354,0000.0292008
110Palestinian Territories348,0000.0842008
111Jamaica316,6000.1132008
112Albania316,4000.0872008
113Nicaragua312,0000.0542008
114Trinidad & Tobago307,0000.2932008
115Oman274,2000.0832008
116Qatar263,4000.2842008
117Luxembourg260,6000.5362008
118Kenya252,3000.0072008
119Malta241,1000.5972008
120Senegal237,8000.0192008
121Malawi236,0000.0172008
122Bahrain220,0000.3062008
123Cameroon198,3000.0112008
124Iceland187,0000.6142008
125Tanzania179,8490.0042009
126Macau173,5330.3102009
127Uganda168,5000.0052008
128Mongolia165,0000.0552008
129Madagascar164,9000.0082008
130Benin159,0000.0192008
131Barbados150,0000.5322008
132Burkina Faso144,0000.0092008
133Ghana143,9000.0062008
134Botswana142,3000.0772008
135Togo140,9000.0242008
136Namibia140,0000.0672008
137Bahamas133,0000.4332008
138Fiji Islands129,1000.1392008
139Guyana125,0000.1622008
140Angola114,3000.0092008
141Haiti108,0000.0122008
142Kosovo106,300...2006
143Somalia100,0000.0102008
144Laos97,6000.0152008
145Zambia90,6000.0082008
146Netherlands Antilles88,0000.3902008
147Mali82,8000.0072008
148Suriname81,5000.1712008
149Mozambique78,3000.0042008
150Brunei76,6000.2012008
151Mauritania76,4000.0232008
152Virgin Islands of the US74,2000.6862008
153Jersey74,0000.8082008
154Cape Verde72,0000.1692008
155Lesotho65,2000.0312008
156New Caledonia63,0000.2802008
157Papua New Guinea60,0000.0102008
158Bermuda57,6000.8662008
159French Polynesia54,6000.1932008
160Man, Isle of51,0000.6981999
161Maldives50,3960.1272009
162Guinea50,0000.0052008
163Gambia48,9000.0282008
164Cambodia45,1000.0032008
164Guernsey45,1000.6862008
166Swaziland44,0000.0392008
167Saint Lucia40,9000.2372008
168Eritrea40,4000.0082008
169Aruba38,5000.3792008
170Antigua & Barbuda38,0000.5442008
170Cayman Islands38,0000.7942008
172Andorra37,4000.5162008
173Congo (Dem. Rep.)37,3000.0012008
174Monaco35,0001.0672008
175Sierra Leone31,5000.0052008
176Belize31,1000.1032008
177Burundi30,4000.0032008
178Samoa28,8000.1332008
179Grenada28,6000.3172008
180Bhutan27,5000.0402008
181Gabon26,5000.0182008
182Tonga25,5000.2142008
183Northern Mariana Is.24,7000.2852008
184Gibraltar24,0000.8572008
184Niger24,0000.0022008
186Comoros23,3000.0322008
187Seychelles23,2000.2822008
188Greenland22,8000.4052008
188Saint Vincent & the Grenadines22,8000.1932008
190Congo (Republic)22,2000.0062008
191Faroe Islands21,8000.4482008
192San Marino21,3000.7112008
193Saint Kitts & Nevis20,4000.5152008
194Liechtenstein19,6000.5682008
195British Virgin Islands18,9000.7872008
196Dominica17,5000.2412008
197Rwanda16,8000.0022008
198Chad13,0000.0012008
199Central African Republic12,0000.0032008
200Djibouti10,8000.0212008
201American Samoa10,4000.1812008
201Vanuatu10,4000.0482008
203Equatorial Guinea10,0000.0162008
203Mayotte10,0000.0462008
205Micronesia, Federated States of8,7000.0812008
206Solomon Islands8,0000.0142008
207Sao Tome and Principe7,7000.0372008
208Palau7,5000.3562008
209Cook Islands6,7000.3062008
210Anguilla5,8000.4112008
211Vatican City5,1205.4942005
212Saint Pierre & Miquelon4,8000.6812008
213Guinea-Bissau4,6000.0032008
214Marshall Islands4,4000.0702008
215Kiribati4,0000.0362008
216Turks & Caicos Islands3,7000.1662008
217Montserrat2,8000.2912008
218Wallis and Futuna2,7000.1642008
219Norfolk Island2,5321.3852004
220East Timor2,4000.0022008
221Falkland Islands2,3000.7322008
221Saint Helena2,3000.3032008
223Liberia2,0000.0012008
224Nauru1,8000.1312008
225Tuvalu1,5000.1232008
226Niue1,0000.6932008
227Tokelau3000.2092008
228Cocos Islands287...1992
229Pitcairn10.0222004
230Antarctica0...2001
 World1,268,000,0000.1902008

For non-listed countries is no information available.

The total number of main telephone lines in use is reported.

Source: CIA World Factbook (2009-10-02)